Knoxville police have located and interviewed a person of interest in the killing of a man who was identified late Wednesday as 51-year-old Robert Charles Pickle.

Officers conducting a welfare check at 1417 McSpadden St. near Beaumont Magnet Academy found Pickle dead on the floor on Tuesday afternoon. Pickle owned the home, according to Knox County property records.

The Knoxville Police Department later announced that 30-year-old Mark Edward Phelan was wanted for questioning in connection to the homicide.